title: Right atrium clot formation following percutaneous transmitral valvuloplasty.
abstract: This case report describes a rare complication of percutaneous transmitral commissurotomy (PTMC). A patient with severe mitral stenosis developed a clot in the right atrium after an unsuccessful PTMC procedure. Because of the high risk of thromboembolism, the patient underwent urgent surgery to remove the clot and to replace the mitral valve with a mechanical prosthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Rajaei Cardiovascular, Medical and Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran.
authors.forename: Negar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Salehi
authors.forename: Seyfollah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abdi
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Esmailzadeh
authors.forename: Naser
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Movasaghi
authors.forename: Mojdeh Nasiri-Ahmad
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Abadi
authors.forename: Anoushiravan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vakili-Zarch
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D058386:Mitral Valve Annuloplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome